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An evening filled with laughter

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December is finally here and the festive season fever is already being felt everywhere. In a bid to welcome the last month of the year, local comedians hosted an event dubbed ''The Festive Opener Comedy Night'' on Friday evening.

A number of comedy lovers filled up the Phakalane Convention centre where both local and international comedians cracked them up with laughter.

The day's host was Johnny Pula who did his job diligently by making people laugh the night away with endless jokes. He mimicked different celebrities including Vee Mampeezy, former President Ian Khama and others.

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An evening filled with laughter

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